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Marin County outlines fire-season preparations and moves to adopt updated fire-hazard maps; emergency code revisions introduced
Summary
County fire and emergency officials briefed supervisors on fire season readiness and introduced an ordinance to adopt updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps; the board also introduced code changes to clarify emergency powers and procurement.
Marin County Fire Chief Jason Weber and Emergency Management Director Steven Torrance briefed the Board of Supervisors on April 22 about fire-season preparedness, large-scale vegetation management, and proposed local code updates to reflect state guidance.
Weber summarized recent investments and capacity gains since major regional fires, including increased crew staffing for initial attack and an expanded fuels program. "We have 30 plus firefighters that are added to every response in this county now that we didn't have before," he said, and he outlined work on fuels reduction, community outreach and detection systems.
Chief Weber and staff emphasized household actions—home hardening and defensible space—as…
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